Gregory Rousso focuses his practice on complex civil defense litigation in both state and federal courts. His expertise spans a broad range of legal issues including premises liability, medical malpractice, elder neglect, Fourteenth Amendment and Section 1983, toxic torts, landlord-tenant, business litigation, and intellectual property matters. Gregory handles cases from the pre-litigation stage all the way through trial and appeal.
Gregory’s recent successes include:
- Summary Judgment for multiple medical providers facing constitutional law claims of deliberate indifference
- Motion to Dismiss for correctional nurses facing state and federal wrongful death allegations
- Motion to Dismiss multi-million dollar fraud claim without leave to amend
- Summary Adjudication for nursing home facing multi-million dollar elder neglect allegations
- Favorable pre-trial settlement following expert discovery in highly contentious bet-the-company Legionella case
- Successfully compelled arbitration in multiple high-exposure wrongful death matters
- Favorable settlement for manufacturing company facing copyright infringement allegations
Admissions
- California
- U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Central, and Eastern Districts of California
- U.S Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Memberships
- American Bar Association
Education
- J.D., cum laude, Golden Gate University School of Law
- Dean’s List
- Specialization Certificates in Litigation and Public Interest Law
- B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara
Languages
- French
- Spanish